Mexico's 2010 Budget Bill Represents `Lost Opportunity,' Schineller Says Nov 6, 2009
The effort made has been very significant, and that has to be taken into account by the rating agencies when they make their decision, Carstens said today at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City. S&P wants to see the full picture of Mexicos 2010 budget once the spending portion is approved by Nov. 15, Schineller said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico's Largest Companies Say Calderon Budget Will Avert Rating Downgrade Nov 6, 2009
Officials from , the countrys largest consumer-products maker, , Latin Americas largest telecommunications company, and Citigroup Inc.s local unit, speaking at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City yesterday, said the budget deficit is under control even as declining oil output curbs government revenue. More and more you hear voices that there probably wont be a downgrade after the revenue law was approved, said , chief executive officer of Mexico City-based Kimberly- Clark... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Calderon Says Mexican Economy Will Grow at Least Three Percent Next Year Nov 6, 2009
He spoke today at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 6, 2009
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* Authorities say doctors sold babies Nov 6, 2009
MALPRACTICE: Mexico Citys deputy attorney general said a woman told authorities she heard her newborn cry but later doctors told her the baby died AP, MEXICO CITY Friday, Nov 06, 2009, Page 7. Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling mothers their babies had died at a private hospital in Mexico City, authorities said on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mexican Environmentalists Denounce Beach Ruling Nov 6, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1. 1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean. (CBS News -- World)
Fort Hood: US Army's largest, mightiest post Nov 6, 2009
In addition to peacekeeping efforts, Fort Hood units routinely participate in national and international disaster relief efforts, including rescue and relief following the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, in 1992 that ravaged that city. Several Fort Hood units also deployed for relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Murals on a mission from the Mission Nov 6, 2009
The two artists, whose work was widely distributed through the Mexico City publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, used their penny press broadsides to satirize the rich and the corrupt, reminding readers - many of whom were poor and semiliterate - of their common destiny. Info. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
From Western Australia to the West Indies Nov 6, 2009
Maher recalled this week that Nash always had Caribbean cred; his father, Paul, represented Jamaica in swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and asked his more famous countryman, Michael Holding, to make a guest appearance at the family sports complex when the great West Indies paceman was still whispering death to the world's batsmen. Years later Maher and Nash opened the innings together for Queensland, though the younger batsman could never quite establish himself in a strong Bulls side,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mexico floods displace 30,000 Nov 5, 2009
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican federal officials have declared a state of emergency in two cities in Tabasco state, which along with Veracruz state has suffered heavy flooding that has displaced more than 30,000 residents. The cities of Huimanguillo and Cardenas were flooded by heavy rains that started over the weekend, leading to the evacuation of about 32,500 people and the emergency declaration by Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont. (CNN -- World)
Reputed cartel leader killed Nov 5, 2009
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said. Braulio Arellano Dominguez, also known as "El Gonzo," "Zeta 20" or "El Verdugo," was mortally wounded when federal police and sailors went to search a house in the city of Soledad de Doblado, the attorney general said in a release Tuesday. (CNN -- World)
Join Ruth Reichl on her next 'Adventure' Nov 5, 2009
Future programs in the 10-episode series take her to Seattle for the opening of the Copper River salmon season and to the mountains south of Mexico City for classes taught by local women at Cocinar Mexicano. With Dianne Wiest, Ms. Reichl learns to bake bread with Richard Bertinet in Bath, England; they also travel to Venice where Italian Countess Enrica Rocca takes them shopping in the Rialto market, then brings them home to her 16th-century palazzo for cooking lessons. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bovespa Rallies on Higher Commodity Prices, CSN Earnings; Mexico Advances Nov 5, 2009
To contact the reporters on this story: in Sao Paulo at ; in Mexico City at. Last Updated: November 4, 2009 16:59 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico Senate Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Banamex Bank Ownership Case Nov 5, 2009
The court will dismiss this petition, no doubt, said Alberto Benguiat, a partner with the Mexico City law firm of Benguiat, Benezra & Asociados ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
'Weird Creatures' Finds a Mole Lizard Nov 5, 2009
So as part of this series I headed to Mexico City (the only place on Earth that this animal is native) and discovered a story that really moved me: This film may be the last one made of the wild animal before it goes extinct. I'm also in the process of writing a book called Bug Zoo for DK books, which involves me keeping many smaller common garden creepy crawlies. (Fox News)
* Mexico mayor announces death before body is found Nov 5, 2009
Mauricio Fernandez said US authorities told him that Black Saldana was planning to kill him and intelligence sources later told him the drug lord was dead AP , MEXICO CITY Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, Page 7 ... Here he was, being sworn in again as mayor of one of northern Mexicos most exclusive communities, and he had wonderful news to share: Black Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City, he told his cheering supporters on Saturday... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
America Movil Brazil Customer Growth Outpacing Latin America Through 2010 Nov 5, 2009
What you will see in Brazil this year and next year is that subscriber growth will be faster in Brazil than in the rest of the region, Garcia Moreno, 52, said yesterday in an interview in Mexico City ... America Movil, based in Mexico City, rose 56 centavos, or 1 ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
'Pieces' coming together 30 years later Nov 5, 2009
Another prominent crate digger who goes by the name Thes One, from the immensely successful Los Angeles hip-hop duo called People Under the Stairs, videotaped himself buying a copy of "Matt the Cat" from a flea market underneath a freeway overpass in Mexico City in 2005. Cassell has a copy of the video. (San Francisco Chronicle)
9 Suspects In Mexico Indian Village Massacre Freed Nov 5, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's highest court ordered the release of nine more people convicted in a 1997 massacre of Indians, ruling Wednesday their convictions were based on illegally obtained evidence. New trials were ordered for 16 others. (CBS News -- World)
* World News Quick Take Nov 4, 2009
About 20 armed attackers stole 5,000 childrens bicycles from a manufacturing company in Mexico City after threatening and locking up company workers. The National Association of Bicycle Manufacturers told the daily Reform in a report published on Monday that the attack happened two weeks ago. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mexican League: baseball south of the border Nov 4, 2009
We do know that it wasn't until 1925 that the current version of the was formed, with all six teams playing their games in Mexico City ... The North Division has teams in Chihuahua, Monclova, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Saltillo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Police: Man made up knife attack to miss work Nov 4, 2009
Authorities say four police officers were killed by assailants who opened fired on them during a traffic stop in the central Mexico city of Puebla. A statement issued Tuesday by the Puebla state public security department says the officers had responded to a report of a suspicious car in a wealthy neighborhood. (Fresno Bee)
Did Honduras deal weaken Zelaya? Nov 4, 2009
Mexico City - When ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and his successor, Roberto Micheletti, signed a deal last week to resolve the crisis that has crippled the Central American nation for four months, Mr. Zelaya was jubilant. He told his supporters he expected to be back in office in a week's time. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Mexican Journalist Kidnapped and Killed Nov 4, 2009
MEXICO CITY A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday. El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna was kidnapped Monday morning, said Ruben Lopez, spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office. (Fox News)
More Latin America presidents try to hold on Nov 4, 2009
(11-03) 04:00 PST Mexico City. Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Walmex Banking Network Will Grow `Quickly,' Mexico Regulator Babatz Says Nov 4, 2009
Ten companies, including some of Mexicos largest lenders, have also applied for the license, Babatz said in an interview at his Mexico City office ... Mexico City-based Walmex first received a banking license in 2006 for in-store booths that offer savings accounts, debit cards and credit lines to consumers and small businesses. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexican Troops Kill Federal Agent In Gunbattle Nov 4, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said. The police and troops were on a joint patrol in the city of Chihuahua when they tried to stop three suspicious vehicles, the federal Attorney General's Office and the Defense Department said in a joint statement. (CBS News -- World)
romantic exoticism Nov 4, 2009
It traveled quickly to the Western Hemisphere, and in its musical form has triumphed around the globe, so that from London to Boston to Mexico City to Tokyo to Vladivostok to Oslo, the most popular orchestral music in the world is that of the romantic era. After almost a century of being attacked by the academic and professional world of Western formal concert music, the style has reasserted itself as neoromanticism in the concert halls. (Harper's Magazine)
Nobel laureate to speak at Claflin Nov 3, 2009
Bagasra continues his exploration of novel ideas through research at the South Carolina Center for Biotechnology and presented a radical new theory in the fight to cure HIV at the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City in August. Most HIV vaccines under development seek to stop the HIV virus from entering a human cell. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
PokerTek Selected as Preferred Vendor for Pringsa/Cirsa and Installs First PokerPro Table in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Nov 3, 2009
Due to the success of PokerPro in Puerto Vallarta, PokerTek is already planning its second installation with Pringsa/Cirsa by adding two tables to the state-of-the-art CasinoLife Del Valle property in Mexico City. The Emotion branded property in Puerto Vallarta also offers sports betting, bingo and video lottery terminals. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mexico observes Day of the Dead Nov 3, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexico came to a standstill to observe the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 in connection with All Saints' Day ... Well-decorated cemeteries such as San Nicolas graveyard in eastern Mexico City were overrun with visitors ... Even so, Mexico City's local government broke a decade-long tradition by canceling its offering on Constitution Square, the city's main plaza. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexico-US hold extradition talks Nov 3, 2009
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City says the record extradition figures reflect an increasing trend for Mexico to allow those accused of drug and other serious crimes to be tried in the US.. Drug traffickers in particular have been known to operate their business from inside Mexican prisons, our correspondent says, and escapes are commonplace. (BBC News -- Americas)
Mexico Identifies 4 Bodies Left With Warning Nov 3, 2009
Mexico City Officials Say 4 Men Found Slain In Vehicle With 'kidnapper' Warnings ... (AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Officials in Mexico's capital said Monday they had identified four bound bodies found in a sport utility vehicle over the weekend with hand-lettered messages identifying the dead men as kidnappers. (CBS News -- World)
Six Flags Announces Third Quarter and Nine Month Results and Reaffirms 2009 Adjusted Ebitda Forecast of $190 Million Nov 3, 2009
Included in the lower guest spending is the impact of a weaker Mexican peso and Canadian dollar in the current-year quarter, affecting U.S. dollar translated results for the parks in Mexico City and Montreal ... 6 million in the third quarter of 2008, reflecting reduced cash-based incentive compensation, favorable currency impacts at the Mexico City and Montreal parks, decreased consulting and outside services and lower cost of sales reflecting reduced in-park sales, partially offset by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ariz. Dad Ran Over "Westernized" Daughter Nov 2, 2009
Almaleki made his way to Mexico City, where he boarded a plane to London, but United Kingdom Port of Entry authorities denied him entry into the country. They contacted U.S. authorities and Almaleki was put on a flight back to Atlanta, where he was arrested upon arrival. (CBS News)
Mexico Has `Long Way to Go' After Nafta Stunted Reform Push, Garza Says Nov 2, 2009
Mexico has a long way to go in terms of fiscal, energy, labor and other core reforms, said Garza, who advises U.S. companies as counsel for White & Case LLP in Mexico City after ending a seven-year stint as ambassador earlier this year ... -- With assistance by Adriana Lopez Caraveo and Andres R. Martinez in Mexico City, Lester Pimentel and Catarina Saraiva in New York and Thomas Black in Monterrey ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Rio de Janeiro at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico Congress Passes Income Portion of Budget, Approving Higher Taxes Nov 2, 2009
-- With assistance by Adriana Lopez Caraveo in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Mexico City at ; Andres R. Martinez in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico hits record: 100 extraditions to States Nov 2, 2009
MEXICO CITY - Mexico set a new high in extraditing criminal suspects to the U.S. on Sunday, reaching a total of 100 so far this year in what the U.S. Embassy called a "record for bilateral cooperation between the two countries.". The milestone underscored the long distance the two countries have come since the 1990s, when Mexico was so loath to send fugitives north of the border that U.S.-paid bounty hunters kidnapped a suspect in Mexico and took him back. (AZCentral -- News)
Chuck Prophet looks back Nov 2, 2009
"Let Freedom Ring" was recorded in Mexico City with co-producer Greg Leisz this year just as the swine flu pandemic hit. "Our timing couldn't have been worse," Prophet says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mexico extradites 11 fugitives to US Nov 2, 2009
A Chinese-Mexican 000013F2 businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press. Zhenli Ye Gon's lawyers, who are fighting efforts to extradite him to Mexico from the United States, vehemently deny their client admitted anything illegal and call the report misinformation intended to sway public opinion... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Mexico: Morelia plunges Chivas into deeper crisis Nov 2, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Morelia scored twice in six minutes Sunday in a 3-1 comeback win over a Chivas team that lost its third straight match and plunged into a deep crisis in the Mexican Apertura championship. Javier Hernandez' penalty in the 35th put Guadalajara ahead, but Aldo Leao Ramirez leveled in the 52nd and, six minutes later, a spectacular scissors kick by Colombian striker Luis Gabriel Rey gave Morelia the lead for good. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Dad Charged in Attack on 'Westernized' Daughter Nov 1, 2009
Almaleki made his way to Mexico City, where he boarded a plane to London, but U.K. authorities refused to allow him into the country, and after U.S. officials were contacted, he was put on a plane back to the United States, the Peoria police said. He was arrested late Friday afternoon when he arrived in Atlanta, and was returned to Arizona today. (ABC News)
Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy Nov 1, 2009
" By Alex PappademasWednesday, Dec 31, 1969 16:00 Share: Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 03:31 PDT A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies) By Andrew O'Hehir No matter what your political orientation, if you believe -- or ever did believe -- in the potential betterment of humanity, then you've got something to learn from the strange and tragic story of Leon Trotsky. It's a tale of pride and power and political failure, of genius turned... (Salon)
Mexican farm leader, 14 others killed Nov 1, 2009
MEXICO CITY - The leader of a Mexican farmworkers' organization and 14 other people were killed in a mass shooting in the northern Mexico state of Sonora, an official said Saturday. Sonora prosecutors' spokesman Jose Larrinaga said the victims include farm leader Margarito Montes, 10 other men, one woman and three minors. (MSNBC -- International)
1968 event forever changed the Olympics Nov 1, 2009
If the world s press had been more attentive to events in Mexico City in the early fall of 1968, and if the Mexican government had not been so successful in covering up its army s murderous response to one particular student demonstration, the 1968 Olympics might never have occurred ... Avery Brundage, head of the International Olympic Committee, did his part to maintain the illusion that there was no reason to see Mexico City as anything but a happy host for the games ... In response to the... (Boston Globe)
Ask the pilot Nov 1, 2009
In other words, you're breathing as you would in Denver or Mexico City -- minus the pollution. One of flying's most enduring myths, which people like Fairechild have made very difficult to kill, is the one claiming that pilots tweak pressurization levels as a way to save fuel, and at the same time, subject passengers to an oxygen-scarce environment that keeps them woozy and docile. (Salon)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Nov 1, 2009
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 1, 2009
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Border Affairs Nov 1, 2009
But the two brothers from Mexico City ended up captives in their own country, and later were shot to death while being marched through rugged terrain east of Tecate. Thursday, July 23, 2009. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Honduras deal: Ousted President Zelaya can return to office Oct 31, 2009
Mexico City - After four months of failed talks and false hopes, is the Honduran crisis finally coming to an end. Late Thursday, after a group of US diplomats rushed to Honduras this week to restart negotiations that had broken down yet again interim President Roberto Micheletti announced that his negotiators will sign a deal as early as Friday that could include the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to the presidency. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Mexico Nabs Trafficker, Money-laundering Suspects Oct 31, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities say they have detained a large-scale drug trafficker and also broken up a ring that allegedly laundered around $37 million for a drug cartel. The army says it detained Oscar Orlando Nava Valencia and nine alleged associates in the western state of Jalisco. (CBS News -- World)
Mexican Official: Disband Local Police Forces Oct 31, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's top security official on Friday proposed disbanding Mexico's 2,022 municipal police forces and combining them with state law enforcement agencies to better combat corruption and crime. Local police have fewer resources to fight crime, and their lower salaries make them more susceptible to corruption, Mexican Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said. (CBS News -- World)
‘Continuous Present’ examines the conflicts of time and perception Oct 31, 2009
Off in a corner of the show is a work by Francis Al s, a Belgian based in Mexico City ... He has dragged a huge block of ice through Mexico City until it melted. (Boston Globe)
Man accused of running down daughter is found Oct 31, 2009
He then made his way to Mexico City and boarded a plane to London, England. British authorities denied him entry into the country, and he was put on a plane back to the United States, police said. (CNN)
Pemex to Keep Drilling at Chicontepec Development, E&P Head Morales Says Oct 31, 2009
Since 2007, the Mexico City-based company has awarded at least $3 ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Honduras deal a boost for US influence in Latin America Oct 31, 2009
Mexico City - Hondurans on both sides of the political spectrum are expressing cautious optimism that their fourmonthold political crisis has come to an end. Negotiators for ousted President Manuel Zelaya and interim President Roberto Micheletti have come to an agreement that could return Mr. Zelaya to the presidency, after he was arrested and deposed June 28. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Blanco departing Fire to rejoin Mexico's Veracruz Oct 30, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico star Cuauhtemoc Blanco will leave the Chicago Fire and return home to rejoin second-division Veracruz. In a statement on his Web site, Blanco said Thursday he will start playing again for Veracruz in January. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Argentine Congress considers same-sex marriage Oct 30, 2009
Four other Argentine cities later did the same, and such unions also now are recognized in Mexico City and some Mexican and Brazilian states. Uruguay alone has legalized civil unions nationwide. (MSNBC -- International)
Local collegians Oct 30, 2009
Sophomore center Tyler Gray is starting for Central Methodist and will be with the team when it travels to Mexico City for the Dec. 5 Aztec Bowl. CMU will play in Olympic Stadium, site of the 1968 Olympics, against the Mexican national team. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Calderon Bonds Sink Most in Nine Months as Mexico Rating Downgrade Looms Oct 30, 2009
Its not that the president says it, Calderon said in Mexico City. You can look at the exchange rate, country risk on Mexican bonds, comments from the rating agencies, which clearly know that weve had a severe and unprecedented blow to our public finances. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico's Second-Biggest Party in Senate Plans to Abstain on Sales Tax Vote Oct 30, 2009
Lawmakers will probably approve the sales tax increase before their Oct. 31 deadline even if the PRI abstains, said , chief economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Pemex Says It May Not Renew Weatherford's $870 Million Contracts in April Oct 30, 2009
To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. Last Updated: October 29, 2009 15:31 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico to Name Winning Bidders in Wireless Airwaves Auction by Mid-2010 Oct 30, 2009
based in Mexico City, has more than 50 megahertz in four of Mexicos nine wireless regions, making it ineligible for the 30-megahertz nationwide block, according to data from the competition commission ... 80 pesos today in Mexico City trading ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico Should Cut Spending Rather Than Raise Taxes, Ricardo Salinas Says Oct 30, 2009
A reduction in expenses of 8 percent would produce enough funds to aid poor Mexicans, Salinas told reporters today in Mexico City ... 48 pesos at 5 p.m. New York time in Mexico City trading ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Man Dumped by Woman Lives in Airport for13 Days Oct 30, 2009
The case was similar to that of Hiroshi Nohara, a Japanese man who spent three months living in the Mexico City airport before leaving last December. Nohara turned into a local celebrity, and his story drew comparisons to that of Viktor Navorski, a character portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 2004 movie "The Terminal.". (Fox News)
